The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1887-09-17
SHE. TOO. COULD SHINE.
How y Frisco MIilionaire's Wife Cleaned
Out Fashionable Hotel.

How n Frisco MIiiIonaire's wife Cleaned
Out n Fashionable Hotel.
A few days ago lady from San Fran
cisco. who had very solid bank ac-
count, went to Lake Tahoe on pleasure
trip with her daughter. She concluded
that she would have good time, and
accordingly took along some plain, serv-
iccablc clothes and no jewclry. When
she struck one OF the fashionable resorts
she found herself in the midst of lot
Of people making vulgar display of
clothes and diamonds, and every time
she turned around she was the subject
Of the most unmerciful snubbing. She
was put off in an obscure corner to eat.
and not one of the fashionable guests
condcscended to show her the slightest
civility. The lady bit herlips for a few
days, took in the situation and with true
feminine instinct decided on revenge.
She dropped IL line below. and presently
there we're deposited mt the hotel twelve
Saratoga trunks waybilcd to her adj
dress. She and her daughter retired to
their rooms, and that evening came
down to the dining-room in blaze of
lace and diamonds tina. took everybody 5
breath away. No such gorgeous or
tasty toilets had ever bewildered the
guests at that hotel before. 1t blinded
the eye to look ut the pair as they quietly
entered the room. The steward, after
recovering his poise, rushed forward
and pulled out two chairs from the most
fashionable table in the hotel. She
shook her head and replied: 1.-The old
table will do" and went to the obscure
corner, where she had eaten all the
time.
The utmost CONSERVATION spread
through the dining-room, and the low
hum of voices rose to fashionable
buzz rs they warmly discussed the situ-
alton. Wasn't it awtulp They had
been snubbing II woman and her
daughter all the week who could out
dress them all. In the evening they
attempted to hedge. but couldn't to
any considerable extent. The dudes
tried to shine up to the girl but she
wouldn't have it, and those who tried
to scrape an acquaintance with the
mother found it like trying to run Il
tunnel into an iceberg. For awhile she
flashed like comet through that
hotel into constant change of ravish-
ing toilets, each more costly and be-
wildering than the others, until, like
the kings who pedestrianized in Mac
beth, they threatened to stretch out
till the crack of doom.
At the end of the week it was learned
from the chambermaid that she had
only gone through half of her immense
Saratogas. There were several women
there who had displayed at least 6
dozen different toilets, and they fell
that they would just die if she beat theil
record. But she kept right on ant
when she was three ahead of tbei
score they packed up and left. One b.
one she vanquished the leaders and tn,
rank and file capitulated displayin:
the rarest generalship imaginable. l
Mrs. - appeared in any special colo
to make spread in the morning, sh
adopted that color Mt once, only in ;
dress that eclipsed the other us the SUI
outshines the dog star.
| She was the absolute John Sullivan
of the toilet ring, and knocked on. nj
who had the temerity to stand before her
The last of her opponents was II red
faced, vulgarly dressed woman fror
San Francisco, whose hashy toilets ha
attracted general attention and admin
alton from persons ignorant of han
mony and color. Whatever dress thi
woman donned in the morning the fash
ionable Nemesis was on her trail wit
color that literally killed the other
The heretofore cock of the walk wa
unable to stand her defeat, and, pack
| ing her trunks, started home.
The army of snobs was routed, an
one by one dropped out of sight. The
| just settled up and quit. Then til
quiet little lady resumed her plai
clothes, put on an old straw hat with he
daughter and went fishing. AS the las
gang left, she absolutely had the COO
ness to be down ut the wharf fishing i
an old calico dress, cotton gloves an
straw hat.
The landlord considered that she Iii
orally cleaned his place out. and sll
thinks she had an awful lot of fun
Carson (Nev.) appeal.